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<td class="v">1:1</td>
<td>Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;</td>
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<td class="v">1:2</td>
<td>It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.</td>
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<td class="v">1:3</td>
<td>And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.</td>
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<td class="v">1:4</td>
<td>And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.</td>
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<td class="v">1:5</td>
<td>And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?</td>
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<td class="v">1:6</td>
<td>And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.</td>
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<td class="v">1:7</td>
<td>And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.</td>
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<td class="v">1:8</td>
<td>And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.</td>
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<td class="v">1:9</td>
<td>He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.</td>
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<td class="v">1:10</td>
<td>So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.</td>
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<td class="v">1:11</td>
<td>Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:</td>
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<td class="v">1:12</td>
<td>And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.</td>
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<td class="v">1:13</td>
<td>And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.</td>
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<td class="v">1:14</td>
<td>And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?</td>
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<td class="v">1:15</td>
<td>And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.</td>
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<td class="v">1:16</td>
<td>And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD's anointed.</td>
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<td class="v">1:17</td>
<td>And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:</td>
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<td class="v">1:18</td>
<td>(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)</td>
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<td class="v">1:19</td>
<td>The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!</td>
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<td class="v">1:20</td>
<td>Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.</td>
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<td class="v">1:21</td>
<td>Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.</td>
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<td class="v">1:22</td>
<td>From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.</td>
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<td class="v">1:23</td>
<td>Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.</td>
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<td class="v">1:24</td>
<td>Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.</td>
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<td class="v">1:25</td>
<td>How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.</td>
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<td class="v">1:26</td>
<td>I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.</td>
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<td class="v">1:27</td>
<td>How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!</td>
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